Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Success does not come overnight

Subahan wants reality to sink in, start afresh with football as a national agenda

IT is a long and winding road for Malaysian football before it can stand tall.
National team manager Datuk Seri Subahan Kamal (pic) said the faster this reality sinks in, the better.
“I am not offering excuses for the current standard of Malaysian
football, but merely stating the facts,” said the FA of Malaysia
vice-president.
“Many are under the illusion that we are already world beaters after
our AFF Cup and Sea Games triumphs. It must be understood that these
victories were just the beginning of a long road ahead.
“We cannot transform the national team overnight.
“Yes, we are doing everything possible to fast-track our improvement, but it is not that simple.
“We have to be realistic and start by topping the Asean countries
first. As a matter of fact, the standard among Asean countries is almost
the same. Our aim is to be consistent against these teams and reach the
top first before moving on to Asian teams.
“Even at the Asian level, we should be aiming to be among the top 10 before we can even think of winning the Asian Cup.”
Although it has been said that football's progress is a national
agenda, Subahan feels not enough has been done to put it on the right
track.
“FA of Malaysia and the National Sports Council (NSC) have a joint
committee, but I feel more has to be done than just setting up a
committee.
“I feel that the sports minister and even other relevant cabinet
ministers should work closely with the FA of Malaysia to bolster
Malaysian football.”
Every aspect of the game has to be looked at, said Subahan, not just short-term programmes or instant success.
“There is no instant formula for success in football. It has to be a
long-term programme and starting from the grassroots. We cannot address
Malaysian soccer woes from the top.
“We have to start looking at the lack of or poor state of football
fields in schools. We need to have programmes in place for the young in
schools, districts and states. We need to have high calibre coaches
placed under these programmes. There needs to be proper monitoring.
“The fact is that although we claim we have gone professional and our
players are professionals, the general standard of play among the
majority of them is average.”
Subahan also hopes to see more Malaysians play for clubs in Asia.
“Many went abroad but returned in no time. We need players who are
mentally strong and serious about being professional footballers with
high goals to achieve.
“That is the only way our present batch of players can improve while
we wait for better quality and trained players from the grassroots
programmes to arrive.
“It has to be a two-pronged attack. While having our footballers play
for top Asian clubs is an immediate plan to rectify the ills of the
game in Malaysia, the grassroots programmes will be our long-term plan
to have better foundations and a steady stream of quality players coming
through in the future.”
Patience is the key word, said Subahan, while there is a concerted effort by all the related parties.
“Only then will we see light at the end of the tunnel.”

4 comments:

Anonymous
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Pihak Majlis Sukan Negara selaku urus setia Program Pembangunan Bola Sepak Negara iaitu program nasional usahasama di antara Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS), Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (KPM) dan Persatuan Bolasepak Malaysia (FAM) untuk memartabatkan mutu sukan bola sepak negara telah mengadakan Majlis Perasmian Bengkel Penyelarasan Bola Sepak dan Pelancaran Logo Program Pembangunan Bola Sepak Negara di Dewan Komanwel, Majlis Sukan Negara, Kuala Lumpur pada 29 Jun 2011.This program was launched in June 2011. So does Datuk Subahan and FAM knows about the progress and development of this program. As far I am concern FAM is the agent for football development in Malaysia. So how much interest or concern been allocated to forsee the direction of this program. Are the "Top Guns" involved in this Development Roadmap are serious in their commitment. Tony, please check it out with MSN. At least we can see the light sooner before seeing at the end of the tunnel.

It is excellent that NSC has a development programme and it was launched in June 2011. But has there been any feedback on the programme distributed to the media or the public being updated. Is this programme ongoing or held during schools holidays? is this a nationwide programme? How many kids are involved? How many coaches? What about Lim Kim Choon no longer involved with the programme and who is in charge now, Is he as calibre as Kim Choon. With little information surfacing, it is little surprise that the majority think nothing is done. It is the onus of those who are doing the programmes to give updates. Not just launch programmes in a big way and then go silent. Hope some information is forthcoming. And it would lend more authentity to comments if the person can identify oneself than to hide behind anonymous. When we comment we put a name to our comments and likewise we expect the same. Thank you,

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